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Miss Aldridge Regrets
- Narrated by: Georgina Campbell
- Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
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Summary
London, 1936.
Lena Aldridge is wondering if life has passed her by. The dazzling theatre career she hoped for hasn’t worked out. Instead, she’s stuck singing in a sticky-floored basement club in Soho, and her married lover has just left her. She has nothing to look forward to until a stranger offers her the chance of a lifetime: a starring role on Broadway and a first-class ticket on the Queen Mary bound for New York.
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Critic reviews
"Glamour and grit combine in this smartly plotted, wonderfully atmospheric historical murder mystery, with a heroine I won't forget. I loved it." (Frances Quinn, The Smallest Man)
"Giving off the best Agatha Christie vibes but also compelling issues of race and identity.... Keeps you guessing until the end." (Julie Owen Moylan, The Green Eyed Girl)
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- BT
- 01-03-23
Okay story, bit too descriptive to begin with
I enjoyed the story, the first half just seemed to use 1000 words to describe something where 10 would have done. The story itself was good but getting through it felt like a lot of effort for the first 50% of the book.
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- Harry's mum
- 25-11-22
I kept waiting for it to improve
I struggled to listen to the end. I found it boring. the only good thing about it was the narrators performance.
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- WomanoftheWorld
- 14-07-22
interesting
This was a unique story, even if I found the ending unbelievable on multiple levels. The narrator did a good job with voices, but paused oddly. It was better when I ran it on 1.05 speed.
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- Richard Maidment
- 10-07-22
Slow Moving.
Originally I was tempted to listen to this as the Queen Mary is such an iconic vessel with so much history. But I struggled to actually finish the audible. The story just failed to capture my attention fully, although the narrator was good.So overall, a disappointing listen for me this time.
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- K. A. Mosedale
- 07-06-22
Good story that kept me listening
I liked the story and it kept me interested until the end. The narrator was good on accents, but I found it a bit one paced at times. There were many occasions on which there were pauses that were slightly too long between or within phrases/sentences and although it was jarring at the start, I largely got used to it. Overall, a really enjoyable listen.